The film feels like a nice, warm hug. Its energy and empathy are infectious. Kore-eda manages to tell both a compelling narrative and a slice of life human story all in one.&dash; AwardsCircuit.com - EDIT

It's a thoroughly unpleasant experience that, at best, is somewhat humorous as a sketch. At worst, it's an endless trudge through the mind of toxic, irresponsible man-children.&dash; AwardsCircuit.com - EDIT

How many franchises in their eighth entry up the ante not just in explosions and cars, but also in how it defines its core thesis and the makeup of the audience it services?&dash; AwardsCircuit.com - EDIT

The film wears its identity on its sleeve without making it the sole focus of the feature. Instead, the film acts as a lovely and complicated portrait of arrested development.&dash; AwardsCircuit.com - EDIT

The flaws & uneven nature don't betray the strong core that Lowery has constructed. ... What makes the film work is its meditation on the relationship between the dead & time.&dash; AwardsCircuit.com - EDIT